Montana must aid Indian wards lacking land titles ruled by Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court holds the state must provide aid to Indians who are wards of the state and without title to lands, with counties not obligated to fund. The state bears full responsibility, while titled Indians not residing on reservations receive the same treatment as other citizens and counties pay proportionally. The case was brought by H. A. Williams of Big Horn County.
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Montana
State Supreme Court
H. A. Williams
Big Horn County
Roads Damaged by Recent Big Snows in Western Montana
Highways in Western Montana suffered extensive damage after heavy spring snows and rains. State highway engineer D. A. Mc Kinnon and team including Scott P. Hart and P. G. Poore reported frost gone and runoff eroding roadbeds. About 25 miles of oiled surface on the Missoula-Wallace road and 15 miles of Highway 3 between Ravalli and Idaho were destroyed.
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Montana
D. A. McKinnon
Scott P. Hart
P. G. Poore
H. C. Tilzey
Missoula
Ray Kuhns
Kalispell
Missoula-Wallace
Ravalli
Idaho
Air Mail Poster Contest Urges Montana Students
Postmaster Harry Hendricks of Helena leads Montana efforts for the national Air Mail Poster contest during Air Mail week. State chairman hopes Montana youths win the grand prize and state prize. posters judged by three artists and mailed by May 1 to Hendricks in Helena with 20 by 25 inch cardboard and an air mail advocacy message.
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Harry Hendricks
Helena
Montana
Air Mail
Hendricks
Employment Service Chiefs Conference Granted for Two Officials
Barclay Craighead chairman of the Unemployment Compensation commission and F. C. Gilbert state director were granted permission to attend a Washington conference of employment service chiefs. The meeting will be held April 12 and 13 by the state board of examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission
F. C. Gilbert
Washington, D. C
State Board of Examiners
Weathering Montana’s Wet Spring After Snow
An unusual spring arrives in Montana as a wet snow storm melts, yielding muddy loam and active gardens. Warmer temperatures in the sixties bring birds, robins, and crows back, with dandelions sprouting and moist noses across the state as the season shifts.
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Montana
State Weather Bureau
Strand Inducted as College Chief in Bozeman
Dr. A. L. Strand was formally inducted as president of Montana State College in Bozeman. Gov. Roy E. Ayers delivered an inaugural address at the public ceremony and joined a banquet later that evening as educators and state officials gathered for the event. Speakers included Dr. Sheldon E. Davis, Gerald Wentworth, and Lester Cole, with Wentworth serving as toast master.
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A. L. Strand
Montana State College
Bozeman
Roy E. Ayers
Governor Ayers
Sheldon E. Davis
State Normal College
Dillon
Gerald Wentworth
Great Falls
Lester Cole
Railroad board rejects Soo request to close two Montana stations
The Board of Railroad Commissioners denied the Soo Line’s bid to discontinue agent and station service at McElroy and Dooley stations in northeastern Montana. It ruled full time agents must stay to preserve telegraphic service, noting the plan would save only $105 monthly.
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Soo Railroad
McElroy and
Dooley
Montana
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Nearing One Million for Social Security Aid
Public welfare head I M Brandford announced three month payments ending June 30 will total 980 222 for aged needy children and the blind. Old Age pensions amount to 794 419 with the federal government paying half the bill. Counties and the state share the rest.
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I. M. Brandford
Public Welfare Department
Taxes paid by movie operators in late 1937 total near 14 thousand
The State Board of Equalization reports 1 percent of receipts paid as taxes for the last half of 1937 amounting to 14 797 with 3 000 exempt. If held for the year receipts would reach 3 113 930 and imply about 6.00 per person statewide.
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State Board of Equalization
Montana farmers see March prices fall from February
Statistician Jay Diamond reports overall price declines for March with 16 items down including corn, wheat, beans, poultry and dairy. Meat hay seed and 11 other products rose slightly while seven farm products held steady.
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Montana
Jay Diamond
Montana Ranked Ninth in Safety Records
Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell reports National Safety Council figures per million miles show Rhode Island at 7.7 deaths, Montana at 12.2, and Georgia at 22.9, with Montana ninth in safety. Miss Anna Belle Hartwig, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Hartwig, a State university student, has been pledged to Theta Sigma Phi and recently initiated into Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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Montana
Sam W. Mitchell
National Safety Council
Rhode Island
Georgia
Anna Belle Hartwig
W. B. Hartwig
State University
National Journalism Society
Theta Sigma Phi
Miss Hartwig
Yellowstone County Dairy Herds Lead State in February Production
Bozeman reports the Yellowstone County Dairy Herds Improvements Association topped Montana in February with 29.1 pounds butterfat per cow and 813.9 pounds milk. Gallatin, Cascade, Madison-Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark associations followed in rank with strong output. The group culled 18 cows and purchased four purebred sires. Dr. H B Mills advises early grasshopper control through cultivation of margins and edges and, if needed, targeted poisoning. A three point program includes plowing stubble, avoiding stubble in crops, and burning weeds to encourage uniform hatch.
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Bozeman
Yellowstone County
Improvements Association
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Gallatin County Group
Cascade County Association
Madison-Jefferson Counties Association
Lewis and Clark County Association
H. B. Mills
Mills
Local Social Roundup and Regional News Highlights
Margaret Bassow visits Great Falls guests of Bruce A Risley. Harry Colfer visits Dillon relatives while in Los Angeles college. Emerson Hughes Elmer Selway Dillon visitors from Horse Prairie. Amos Elliott Jr returns from Nevada. Professor Robert Clark addresses Dillon Wranglers meeting. Raddatz family Dell welcome a daughter at Barrett hospital. E W Rogers W M Sweeney Dillon visitors from Dell. Warner guests at Rexburg Idaho attend wedding of Lt Leroy Barnes to Betty Strong in Butte. couple honeymooning in California. Hydro project work rush aims prep ahead of license deadline C H Tornquist reports. 1100000 acre feet reservoir ensures steady flow during dry seasons.
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Margaret Bassow
Great Falls
Bruce A. Risley
Harry Colfer
Los Angeles
Dillon
Emerson Hughes
Elmer Selway
Horse Prairie
Amos Elliott, Jr
Nevada
Profi
Robert Clark
Dillon Wranglers Club
Felix Raddatz
Dell
Barrett’ Hospital
E. W. Rogers
W. M. Sweeney
Harold M. Warner
Butte
Sarah A. Barnes
Rexburg
Idaho
Leroy John Barnes
M. D
United States Naval Medical Corps
Washington, D. C
Betty Strong
John Strong
California
United States
C. H. Tornquist
Tornquist
New Dam At Flathead River Begins Power Generation
In Polson Montana the Flathead River behind a new dam rose to form a vast reservoir as a 25 ton steel gate sealed a diversion tunnel. Water will later flow through 56 000 kilowatt generators to produce electricity, with Montana Power officials noting abundant water supply this year compared with 1936 and 1937.
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Polson
Mont
Flathead
United States
American Falls
Niagara Falls
Montana Power Company
Notice of Private Sale of Montana Real Estate Estate
The District Court of Beaverhead County Montana orders the private sale of all lands owned by Daniel Mooney at death or since. Bids may be filed at Poindexter Law Offices Dillon after first publication. Sale will occur on or after April 16 1938. D F Moo administrator. First publication March 30 1938.
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District Court of
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Daniel Mooney
John Collins Poindexter Block
Dillon
D. F. Moo
Annes
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Dillon Examiner
S. Montana Street
Sprig
Strand
Orace Heldt
Calvert Distillers Corporation
Elizabeth Hughes
Mattinson
Calvert
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Electro-Motive Corporation
LaGrange
Illinois
Auto Tycoon
Juanita Quigley
State Bank
Peasteen
al. Deposit Insurance Corporation
Extension Service
Tretsven
Association
Richland
Punty
Sick of
Losin Hey
Tim
Jim
Knight Blooms
State Greenhouse & Floral Co
Thompson and
Kentucky Avenues
Flathead River
Legals
Box
Billings
Division OF Grazin
R. E. Morgan
Geo. L. Routledge, M. D
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AA NY
Parke, Davis & Cn
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